In 1833, the
first Society of St. Vincent de Paul began. It is an international
organization that is still alive and well 170 years later,
and still very much in need. In 1970, with the appointment
of Frank McGree by Bishop Cornelius Powers, the Diocese
of Yakima established the first of what has become a network
of retail stores. Their mission was, and still is today,
to establish a network of stores to provide inexpensive
used clothing and houshold goods to those most in need.
The Stores have grown to multiple locations throughout
the Diocese of Yakima and now offer social service support
in the way of emergency assistance, referrals to emergency
housing and even a food bank in the Union Gap store.
In the early 1980s, responding
to a shortage of mattress donations, the Sunnyside store began
manufacturing its own mattresses. Today, this operation provides
the entire network with mattresses to sell to the public.
With approximately 600 people visiting the stores daily,
well over 100, 000 people visit the Stores each year
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